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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1969
Page
2
Obituary notices for Clyde J Lewis of Bunker Hill a World War I veteran and retiree from Clearbrook Woolen Co. survive a son two daughters and grandchildren with funeral plans at Brown Funeral Home Martinsburg followed by burial with military rites. Also memorials for Bessie Lee Steed Simpson of Frederick Md and Solon Godlove of Wardensville with service and burial details.
Col George Walton Riddick 71 former Randolph-Macon Academy vice president died Saturday in Warren County Memorial Hospital Front Royal. A WWI Marine Corps veteran he joined the school in 1923 serving as teacher coach and long time leader. Survivors include Lola F Riddick widow son Capt George W Riddick Jr of Thailand sister L M Marks of Franklin and brother Dr Roland P Riddick of Richmond. Burial at Prospect Hill Cemetery 2 p.m. Pallbearers listed. honorary pallbearers named. Memorial gifts to the R-M Academy scholarship fund or Warren County Memorial Hospital.
Mrs. Crowell E. Conner 68 of Stephens City died yesterday at Winchester Memorial Hospital after a monthlong illness. Born November 28, 1900 in Hampshire County West Virginia, she was a Refuge Methodist Church pianist for 40 years and worked as bookkeeper for C.B.S. Fruit Company. She married Crowell E. Conner in 1927 and is survived by son Raymond E. Conner of Frederick County and daughter Charlotte Miller of York Haven Pennsylvania, plus three grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Omps Funeral Home with burial in Mount Hebron Cemetery. A public viewing was held at the funeral home tomorrow evening from 7 to 9 PM.
Veneer is a thin wood sheet peeled from a log by rotary cut flat-sliced or quarter sliced methods. Veneer thickness varies by end use and enhances walls floors and furniture. John W. Rosenberger & Co. offers millwork to specification with free estimates daily 8 4 30 and a contact number 667 3135.
Shareholders of Farmers and Merchants National Bank and Citizens National Banks of Front Royal will vote Wednesday on a merger. F M holders vote at 4 p.m. at 114 N Cameron St I Front Royal. Citizens National Bank holders vote at 3 p.m. at 102 E Main St. If approved, Citizens National shareholders will swap each share for one F M share. The merger would add three offices two in Front Royal and one in Flint Hill.
Fire from a space heater explosion damaged a barn owned by Leroy Franklin in Toms Brook Virginia. Three hours of effort by volunteer crews from Toms Brook Strasburg and Woodstock confined most of the fire to the east side and saved several antiques though damages were estimated at 4000 dollars.
The Maryland State Horticultural Society schedules its annual meeting at the Venice Motel in Hagerstown with education secretary Glenn J. Stadelbacher of the University of Maryland. Virginia State Horticultural Society and the Women's Auxiliary meet Feb 2–5 at the Hotel Roanoke with a joint banquet Feb 3 featuring Paul Harvey as speaker. The National Peach Council convention runs concurrently.
The Baden Chamber plans a dinner Wednesday with retiring directors to receive plaques and the secret selection of the Outstanding Citizen Award recipient. Past awardees since 1949 are listed. tickets remain available via the Chamber office at 662-4119.
Part of the Santa Fe Railway El Capitan with 580 passengers aboard derailed in Holcomb Kansas early today. Officials said no serious injuries were reported and emergency crews responded to the scene.
Shawnee Fire Company responded to a morning blaze at the Lewis Lamp Jr residence off Rt. 50 east of Winchester. Fire officials said the kitchen left the most damage after a gasoline stove burner shorted wiring in the fan vent and spread through wiring in the ceiling and partitions. No one was home when the fire started and neighbors reported smoke.
In Shenandoah County the 1561 Wallace votes from the November 5 presidential election were not credited on the state tally due to an error in transcribing totals. Officials consider possible legal fixes while the county records show 1654 Hu over Nixon and 5561 Wallace tallies in related notes. A separate burglary report notes a 1200 pound Royal Crown safe was stolen from an Industrial Park plant, contents removed and later replaced.
The piece notes electors are free agents by Constitution though they usually follow their state winner. It recalls North Carolina voters giving Nixon a majority with 13 electoral votes GOP, and cites rare deviations in 1948 and 1960. It discusses fears of post election bargaining without a clear 270 majority and Muskie and O'Hara pushing to prevent it.
An Oklahoma man injured in a motorcycle crash near Winchester Armory remains in satisfactory condition at Winchester Memorial Hospital. Two other minor injuries occurred when a car hit a fence on Fairfax Lane, and a single-vehicle crash on Rt. 7 east of Winchester caused $900 damage to a car driven by Harry Clinton Brown.
The Soviet Union sent an unmanned spacecraft on a 155 million mile voyage toward Venus with a goal of a soft landing in mid May.
A Soviet plan reportedly outlines a time schedule to implement the 1967 U.N. Security Council resolution as Arab-Israeli ties are described as bound by a secure and recognized frontier. An Israeli spokesman avoided specifics while Cairo's Al Ahram notes the plan. violence and strain persist in Israeli-occupied areas.
The stock market showed a mixed start with gains for Penn Central American Smelting Kennecott Owens-Illinois and declines for Republic Steel Eastern Air Lines Columbia Pictures Control Data International Paper Texaco. Early leaders included Pan American World Airways up 4 and United Fruit at 85 with modest volumes.
The report forecasts variable cloudiness tonight with a chance of rain or snow and lows in the 20s. Tuesday brings windier, cooler conditions with highs in the 30s to 40s, followed by more cloudiness and colder weather Wednesday. Temperatures over the five days trend near normal with highs in the 40s and lows in the 20s, while precipitation stays under half an inch mainly Thursday and Saturday.
Rainfall over the past 48 hours ends at 8 am today with January totals for 1969 and prior five year figures. The long term average yearly rainfall is 36.50 inches, with monthly means listed from January through December and five year totals for 1963 to 1967.
The Valley Mustang Club will meet tomorrow night at the Lee Jackson at 8 oclock. In Virginia every employer with seven or more employees must carry workers compensation insurance.
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